At long last, Apple has finally decided to launch a Calculator app for iPad in iPadOS 18. Previously, the company told iPad owners that third-party options were good enough and that it would only release a calculator if it could stand out from the competition.Fourteen years later, Apple discovered what could make its Calculator app…
Hands-on with iPadOS 18’s all-new Calculator app and Math Notes feature Read More »
Generative AI is the reason to buy a new smartphone this year; there’s no question about it. Samsung started the trend with Galaxy AI on the Galaxy S24 in January. Galaxy AI is also the main selling point of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 announced last week.Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence at WWDC…
Google’s Pixel 9 might ship with a free year of Gemini Advanced Read More »
If you’re a Google Gemini user, it’s time to review the privacy settings for Google’s AI chatbot. It looks like Gemini might have access to documents in Google Drive that it shouldn’t be able to read. That’s what happened with one Gemini user who was stunned to discover that Gemini could summarize tax returns in…
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I came to Paris for Samsung’s new foldable phones, and I stayed for the Apple Vision Pro. Apple has finally launched the spatial computer in Europe and other international markets, which means you can schedule an appointment to start your purchase process. At the very least, trying the Vision Pro experience in an Apple store…
I finally tried the Vision Pro, and it’s amazing Read More »
We’ve seen a lot of promising advances in AI over the past couple of years. OpenAI’s ChatGPT has accomplished some pretty incredible things in terms of its basic capabilities. But we’ve also seen the downsides of AI, like a ton of cursed AI-generated videos. These videos are so cursed, in fact, that you’ll probably have…
These glitchy AI-generated videos are pure nightmare fuel, and I’m obsessed Read More »
June 7, 2024 was the 70th anniversary of the death of Alan Turing, the father of modern computer science, whose wisdom still resonates in fields ranging from mathematics to biology. But I want to argue that in the age of ChatGPT, one aspect of his legacy—the famous Turing Test, also known as the ‘imitation game’,…
Bringing Bridget Jones’ diary into the AI era Read More »
I’ve been a fan of the Apple Vision Pro even before Apple unveiled it at WWDC 2023 last year. The rumors painted an exciting picture of what the mixed-reality headset could offer. Once Apple laid out its spatial computing it was clear that I wanted a taste of that.I saw how computing might change in…
Apple Vision Pro launches in Europe, but there’s one reason I still won’t buy it Read More »
After introducing its AI shopping assistant Rufus in the Amazon Shopping app earlier this year, Amazon is now rolling the feature out to all customers in the US. As the company explained in February, Rufus has been trained on Amazon’s product catalog, customer reviews, community Q&As, and information from across the web. It uses all…
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Over the past few years, you might have noticed that an increasingly worrying number of social media users are actually bots imitating humans. They’re usually fairly easy to spot, but avoiding them altogether is virtually impossible. Well, a new social media app called Aspect takes all the guesswork out of the equation with a platform…
In this bizarre new social media app, every user other than you is AI Read More »
Generative AI products are getting so good that they can clone your voice with just a few samples. OpenAI has already produced such a tool, and I immediately thought voice cloning might be the most dangerous thing coming out of genAI app development. Sure, the ability to clone voices can come in handy in a…
TerifAI is a terrifying AI chatbot that steals your voice while you talk to it Read More »
